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In Roman law. A tenant; one who hires and occupies another's house; but particularly, a tenant of a hired house in a city, as distinguished from colonus, the hirer of a house or estate in the country. Calvin. … [Read more...] about INQUILINUS

Lat. We make known. A term formerly applied to letters patent, derived from the emphatic word at the conclusion of the Latin forms. It was a species of exemplification of charters of feoffment or other instruments not of record. 5 Coke, 54a. … [Read more...] about INNOTESCIMUS

An authority given to some official person to Institute an inquiry, concerning the crown's interests. … [Read more...] about INQUIRENDO

(A) Change of a thing established for something new. 2. Innovations are said to be dangerous, as likely to unsettle the common law. Certainly no innovations ought to be made by the courts, but as every thing human, is mutable, no legislation can be, or ought to be immutable; changes are required by the alteration of circumstances; amendments, by the imperfections of all human … [Read more...] about INNOVATION

The writ of inquiry is a judicial process addressed to the sheriff of the county in which the venue is laid, stating the former proceedings in the action, and, "because it is unknown what damages the plaintiff has sustained," commanding the sheriff that, by the oath of twelve men of his county, he diligently inquire into the same, and return the inquisition Into court. This … [Read more...] about INQUIRY